Chu Qiguang learned from the chat content in the Book of Emptiness that there are currently three most promising methods to combat this life-shoring situation.

Emperor: The first choice is hibernation.

Emperor: Using the Void Taoism I taught you, you can greatly slow down the aging of the human body through the double dormancy of body and spirit. This is equivalent to extending the life span in disguise, allowing the strong men of the human race to support the future.

Chu Qiguang looked at the Void Taoism passed down by the emperor and found that it was a small-scale exchange of the human body and the void. The position of the human body was rotated, and the body was temporarily transformed between the material world and the virtual space, thereby falling into a state between matter and space.

and hibernating state between messages.

Tianshui Zhenhun: This method is flawed. People during hibernation can do almost nothing. The more people hibernate, the greater the impact on society.

Chu Qiguang nodded slightly in his heart. The hibernation of any strong person would reduce the efficiency of the entire society, which would be a huge loss to him.

Reincarnation can be considered: reincarnation can be considered so that people can be reborn in a planned way after death.

Gourmet of the Stars: This involves the advanced Taoist skills controlled by the Yuanshen. Memory and wisdom can be re-inherited with reincarnation, but the state and cultivation will take time to recover.

Star Gourmets: Although the recovery process is much faster than cultivation, it still wastes a lot of time, and there is also the risk of conscious deviation.

Star Gourmet: In my opinion, the most reliable way to increase life span is the safest.

Stars Gourmet: I have some recipes here that can extend your life. You can try them and see if they can be reproduced in your place.

Chu Qiguang thought that this should be the method with the least side effects.

However, it is not easy to restore these prescriptions on this planet, and the rarity of longevity-enhancing medicinal diets can be imagined. In addition, the effect decreases after repeated use. Obviously, this method cannot be used on a large scale for a long time.

Each of the three methods has advantages and disadvantages, so Chu Qiguang decided to arrange manpower to conduct research at the same time.

In addition to the three most promising methods in the Book of Emptiness, Chu Qiguang himself also has a final method.

'If that doesn't work, we can only use the Heavenly Demon Foundation Building Method to turn some masters into monsters.'

'But in this case, even if the luck can be adjusted using the transport method, the pressure will still be great. A slight mistake may lead to the rupture of the Gangqi layer...'

The lifespan crisis affecting the entire world suddenly disrupted Chu Qiguang's overall plan.

In the next few months, he had to dedicate a large number of people to study the feasibility of hibernation, reincarnation, and life-enhancing medicinal diet, striving to reproduce it as soon as possible and trying his best to eliminate the side effects.

…

Yongan 25 years, May.

Chu Qiguang was sitting in the Whirlpool Palace, flipping through the classics in his hands, and listening to what Jin Nu was saying.

"The capital of Da Zhu has been captured, but God Zhou Junyan suddenly fell ill, so he can only temporarily defend the capital..."

"Jin Hailong officially took office as the governor of Jiubian and has signed a weapons contract with the Chamber of Commerce for next year..."

"Currently, 90% of orders from the Ministry of War of the Imperial Court have been taken over by the Chamber of Commerce. The products include but are not limited to cotton-padded clothes, bone tools, grain, Qi and blood machines..."

"The spiritual veins of Jingzhou have recovered. With the efforts of Taiyuan Dragon Emperor, the north has finally come out of continuous droughts, floods and other disasters..."

"The first phase of the southern industrial zone is completed. Do you plan to attend the opening ceremony?"

"Emperor Daqian has agreed to shrink his power, become a virtual emperor in the future, and hand over the rule of Daqian to the newly established parliament..."

"The current trade between Daqian and us has all been settled with Qi and blood, and has been circulated within the world..."

"The hibernation Taoist technique has completed the arrangement of the ritual and successfully attracted the power of the void. Last summer, Zi Ji Yuan performed very well. In the first batch of experiments he organized, nearly half of the rabbits in the experiment successfully hibernated and woke up..."

"Reincarnation Taoism is currently progressing slowly. According to An Yiyun's latest report, the success rate is no one in a hundred..."

Ever since An Yiyun assassinated Bo Nan during the Capital War, he had to give up his cultivation due to the influence of Demon Ran, and his realm retreated to the third realm.

However, her insights and a lot of knowledge are still there, and it is because of Tianjian Sect's Zhengfa and in-depth research on human consciousness, memory, and soul, that she was invited by Chu Qiguang to preside over the research on reincarnation.

Jinnu continued: "The third phase of screening for the longevity-enhancing medicinal diet has begun. Currently, there is still a lack of several key herbs and ingredients, and no substitutes have been found..."

In the days that followed, various parts of the world experienced drastic changes one after another, but the number of dead among humans over the age of 50 continued to increase.

What surprised Chu Qiguang was that older people in the demon clan also began to die.

In the following statistics, this number also continued to increase. It is obvious that the scope of life span reduction has spread from the human race to the demon race.

This time, even Chu Qiguang is likely to be affected. He even doubts whether demonized individuals like the Incorruptible Buddha and Li Yaofeng will also be affected.

'In this case, even if you use the Sky Demon Foundation Building Technique or transform into a monster in the future, you may not be able to avoid the reduction of your lifespan.'

Chu Qiguang could only speed up the progress of research and try his best to find a way to compete with it. He even joined the research and development himself. While researching, he constantly consulted the Book of Emptiness and communicated with his friends every day.

…

Yongan 25 years, July.

Threats to lifespan continue to erupt, and although all major forces are trying their best to block the news, the whole world is still shrouded in an invisible cloud.

Under Chu Qiguang's transformation, the people in the society, which was already making great strides and progressing crazily, also felt greater pressure.

"Mr. Chu, the seventh phase of the hibernation technology test has been successful. This is the report sent by Ji Yuan. In this phase, the ten warriors, ten monsters, and ten old men have all successfully fallen into hibernation. All physical conditions are currently stable... …”

"The longevity-enhancing medicinal diet has been successfully discovered and completed. The No. 1 recipe is estimated to have the effect of extending life by one month..."

"The Yongzhou reconstruction plan is progressing smoothly. The local royal family has been stripped of their royal status and the land has been auctioned..."

"The pilot project of blessed land in Beijing has begun. Sales of the first phase of blessed land are booming, and housing prices have reached a new high. However, there are cases of people from the capital getting married and buying houses to avoid purchase restrictions..."

"Unrest broke out in Da Zhu. Although it was suppressed in time, there were still casualties. Zhou Junyan is about to return to China to recuperate. He hopes that we can establish a permanent military base in Da Zhu..."

"Mr. Chu, this is the diary that Bo was in his dream during this time..."

"One more thing, the Incorruptible Buddha seems to have restored his cultivation to the realm of Sainthood..."

While Chu Qiguang was practicing and studying, he was also dealing with the official duties sent by Jin Nu. The more he dealt with them, the more he felt that the whole world was like walking on a tightrope, and that if he was not careful, he might be in catastrophe.

Jinnu's eyes flickered, and the light of Buddha's fire danced in her eyes, as if she had received some message.

She stopped what she was doing and said, "Mr. Chu, breaking news, Yongan is dying..."

Since the end of the Capital War, Emperor Yong'an's health has been deteriorating due to the forced breakthrough and the backlash of suppressed luck.

According to Fu Nanzi's inspection, Yong'an is likely not to survive this winter.

Perhaps the shortened lifespan in the Huangtian World also affected Emperor Yong'an. His health has become worse and worse in the past month, and it is said that he fell into a coma for most of the day.

Jinnu continued: "Mr. Chu, Yongan wants to hibernate..."

…

The development of hibernation technology involves a lot of manpower and material resources, and Chu Qiguang has no hope of hiding it from the senior officials of all parties.

But what Chu Qiguang didn't expect was that Yongan would also be willing to participate in the experiment.

After Chu Qiguang thought for a moment, he chose to agree.

After all, Yongan is dead if he stays in this era. If he can go to the future, he might be able to support future battles.

Because of Chu Qiguang's care and Yongan's own health.

The hibernation process was approved quickly, and Yongan arrived underground in Night City a few hours later.

As the void surged and the ritual progressed, he fell into a long sleep in darkness and headed to the future.

As the first strong human being to be hibernated, Yong'an has also become an important observation object of the hibernation research team, providing huge help for the subsequent hibernation research.

In order to stabilize the political situation, Chu Qiguang temporarily suppressed the news that Emperor Yong'an was hibernating, and only announced to the outside world that Emperor Yong'an was in seclusion.

This emperor had left the government behind to practice in seclusion more than once in the past.

Now that they are in seclusion again, it is an extremely normal situation for Baiguan.

Anyway, the power of the imperial court now falls into the hands of Chu Qiguang, and the presence or absence of Emperor Yong'an no longer affects the operation of the entire imperial court.

Gradually... this emperor was mentioned less and less and gradually disappeared from everyone's sight.

…

While the Taoism of hibernation continues to be successful, the research on reincarnation and longevity is not going well.

Many of the Taoist techniques involved are too difficult and difficult, require a very high understanding of the soul, and are easily affected by demonic contamination.

However, with Jiaojiao's awakening, this situation quickly changed.

Chu Qiguang still remembered that the last time Jiaojiao fell asleep and woke up, she gained the ability to cut the soul.

This time, Jiaojiao went one step further and gained the ability to multiply her soul.

In the past, Chu Qiguang was worried about the side effects of this kind of soul cutting, so he never let Jiaojiao use it on a large scale.

But now that the crisis is imminent, Chu Qiguang's plans have also changed.

After some exchanges with Jiaojiao, Chu Qiguang asked: "You mean... the souls you cut off can now grow and restore, and finally turn into two identical souls?"

Jiaojiao said proudly: "Yes, isn't it great! Can one person be used as two people in the future?"

Chu Qiguang said: "Well...Jiaojiao, you go to support the reincarnation team and cooperate with An Yiyun to study the art of reincarnation."

"Your newly acquired abilities may be of great use."

With Jiaojiao joining, the Taoist research on reincarnation immediately made breakthrough progress.

An Yiyun and Jiaojiao began to try the possibility of planned reincarnation through the division and proliferation of Yuanshen, combined with the Taoist skills originally provided by Tiansheng Zhenhun.

…
To be continued...